Solid oxide high temperature electrolysis glow discharge cell

A system for producing a steam from an electrically conductive fluid, the system comprising:

• a glow discharge cell comprising:
• an electrically conductive cylindrical vessel having a first end and a closed second end, an inlet proximate to the first end, and an outlet centered in the closed second end;
• a hollow electrode aligned with a longitudinal axis of the electrically conductive cylindrical vessel and extending at least from the first end into the electrically conductive cylindrical vessel, wherein the hollow electrode has an inlet and an outlet,
• a first insulator that seals the first end of the electrically conductive cylindrical vessel around the hollow electrode and maintains a substantially equidistant gap between the electrically conductive cylindrical vessel and the hollow electrode, and
• a non-conductive granular material disposed within the substantially equidistant gap, wherein the non-conductive granular material allows the electrically conductive fluid to flow between the electrically conductive cylindrical vessel and the hollow electrode, and the combination of the non-conductive granular material and the electrically conductive fluid prevents electrical arcing between the cylindrical vessel and the hollow electrode during an electric glow discharge;
• a fluid source, a pump or a valve connected to the inlet of the electrically conductive cylindrical vessel that provides the electrically conductive fluid to the glow discharge cell;
• a DC electrical power supply electrically connected to the glow discharge cell such that the electrically conductive cylindrical vessel is an anode and the hollow electrode is a cathode;
• and
• wherein the hollow electrode heats up during the electric glow discharge and produces the steam from the electrically conductive fluid, and the steam exits through the outlet centered in the closed second end.